Employers in Ohio posted 10 WARN Act notices in August 2018, affecting an estimated 1,213 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to July and up 82% versus August 2017. The average filing covered 121 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 3 | 936 |
The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 936 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mahoning | 1 | 468 |
| Cuyahoga | 1 | 53 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 27 |
| Summit | 1 | 6 |
Mahoning felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 39% of all affected workers with 468 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Youngstown/Mahoning | 2 | 468 |
| Youngstown | 1 | 468 |
| Perrysburg/Wood | 1 | 105 |
| Maple Heights | 1 | 53 |
| Maple Heights/Cuyahoga | 1 | 53 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Ohio this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Regional Medical Center | Youngstown/Mahoning | 468 | 2018-08-15 | |
| Northside Regional Medical Center | Youngstown | 468 | 2018-08-17 | |
| Orbis Corporation | Perrysburg/Wood | 105 | 2018-08-01 | |
| HSN Improvements, LLC/HSN Catalog Services, Inc | Maple Heights | 53 | 2018-08-01 | |
| HSN Improvements, LLC/HSN Catalog Services, Inc | Maple Heights/Cuyahoga | 53 | 2018-08-01 | |
| The Children's Group, LLC | Dayton | 27 | 2018-08-27 | |
| The Children's Group, LLC | Dayton/Montgomery | 27 | 2018-08-27 | |
| Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation | Akron | 6 | 2018-08-14 | |
| Meggitt | Akron/Summit | 6 | 2018-08-14 | |
| Northside Regional Medical Center | Youngstown/Mahoning | N/A | 2018-08-17 |
The largest notice was filed by Northside Regional Medical Center at its Youngstown/Mahoning facility, reporting 468 affected workers. Northside Regional Medical Center followed with 468 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Ohio labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Ohio. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Ohio WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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